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 Job Title:    Junior Cost Controller

Organisation: SeaOwl
Energy Services

Duty Station:  Kampala,
Uganda

About US:

SeaOwl manages the
complete recruitment cycle from sourcing, recruitment, mobilization and personnel
planning for energy customers. It is specialized in highly-skilled profiles and
the underlying activity of designees / staff mainly covers drilling and
off-shore oil rig management. It also provides scalable, integrated operations
& maintenance resources and services covering the lifecycle of energy
assets, as well as tele-operated surveillance and maintenance services.

Job Summary:  On behalf of our Client in the Extractives
sector, we are looking for a competent Junior Cost Controller to join our Team
at our Clients office in Kampala in their Finance & IS/T Department. The
ideal candidate will be a hard-working professional able to undertake a variety
of assigned tasks and work diligently under pressure.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  Reporting to the Cost Control Coordinator,
the job holder will be responsible for the following tasks;

·       
Be
actively involved in running costs, preparing Environment and HSS budgets in
conjunction with Budget holders of the Company as the Operator of EA-1 and EA-1A.

·       
Carry
out the process of releasing Purchase Requisitions / Purchase Orders after
ensuring budget availability control and cost checks on amounts, cost
allocations, cost objects and others.

·       
Be
accountable for controlling the relevancy of the cost allocation in the
invoices through IMP.

·       
Request
for Services (RFS) from H/Q and follow up on the areas of responsibility.

·       
Prepare
SALSA accruals, manual accruals, Cost objects reviews and others as part of the
monthly accounting closure activities.

·       
Observe
deadlines for staff writing and ensuring consistency with budget/forecast;
compile the data to update the Statistical Key figures for each monthly
closing.

·       
Ensure
budget / performance monitoring and reporting. To prepare monthly running
costs, Environment and HSS Cost Control reports for budget holding entities
with credible comments (variance analysis).

·       
Organize
regular cost review meetings with Budget Holders to identify opportunities to
improve budgetary control.

·       
Organize
discussions with Managers on Cost structure to reach best compromise between
cost monitoring and accounting needs and system constraints.

·       
Review
monthly activity reports to allow effective cost allocations.

·       
Support
departments on all financial and cost control issues.

·       
Attend
to queries from internal/external auditors, JV Partners, vendors such as the
provision of justifications for expenditure during the various audits carried
out by JV partners and/or Ugandan authorities.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·       
The
applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting.

·       
Professional
qualification is an added advantage

·       
At least
three years’ experience in accounting department in the Oil & Gas upstream
sector.

How to Apply:

If you feel you meet
the criteria as outlined above and are ready to take on this challenge, please
send us your CV ONLY via email: career.ea@seaowlgroup.com

Tel.: +256 (0) 706
444 500

NB: Subject
of your email should be the position you are applying for. Do not hesitate to
contact us, if you have any question or need any clarifications.

Deadline: 28^th March 2021

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